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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1769585926891ROUND 2026.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/>Organizers of 2026 ROUND joined by Filipino pop acts HORI7ON and KAIA, and Ben&amp;Ben at the press conference for the festival at a mall in Quezon City, January 28, 2026. Screenshot from ROUND Festival on YouTube</div>MANILA — OPM hitmakers will be part of the 2026 edition of ROUND, a music festival uniting artists from South Korea and the ASEAN region, organizers said Wednesday.The Philippines serves as the <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/events/2025/12/29/round-festival-heads-to-ph-in-april-2026-2013">host of ROUND 2026</a>, which will be held at the Araneta Coliseum on April 18 and 19.The lineup of Filipino performers was unveiled at a press conference in a Quezon City mall, which was also live-streamed on YouTube.Among the performers are Baguio-rooted band Cup of Joe, the <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/music/2025/12/4/spotify-2025-cup-of-joe-leads-ph-artists-multo-is-top-song-1232">most-listened-to local artist</a> on Spotify last 2025, National Commission for Culture and the Arts chairman Eric Zerrudo said.Also part of the lineup are Ben&amp;Ben and TJ Monterde, both among the top local acts on Spotify in the Philippines, Zerrudo said.The three acts will join HORI7ON, the all-Filipino boy band that debuted in South Korea in 2023, which had been announced earlier.Meanwhile, the Korean lineup features 10cm, who will also host the event, and the duo MeloMance — both known for their K-drama soundtracks.Based on posts on the festival&#x27;s social media pages, the following are the artists from the other participating countries:Chillies  - VietnamRegina Song - SingaporeTilly Birds - ThailandPamungkas - IndonesiaJoJo Miracle - LaosMimi Fly - MalaysiaVelocity - MyanmarG-Devith - CambodiaSyafiq Abdilah - BruneiROUND aims to &quot;promote exchanges between Korea and ASEAN countries by utilizing popular music,&quot; according to the festival&#x27;s website.Filipino acts who have previously performed at ROUND include Ben&amp;Ben, SB19, Zack Tabudlo, KAIA and 1st One.

OPM hitmakers will be part of the 2026 edition of ROUND, a music festival uniting artists from South Korea and the ASEAN region.

OPM hitmakers will be part of the 2026 edition of ROUND, a music festival uniting artists from South Korea and the ASEAN region.

Cup of Joe, Ben&Ben among performers at 2026 ROUND Festival

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Cup of Joe, Ben&Ben among performers at 2026 ROUND Festival

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Published Jan 28, 2026 04:02 PM PHT

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